Hallie Quinn Brown

1849–1949 (age 100)

educator/activist

Biography

Educator and activist Hallie Quinn Brown (1849-1949) devoted her life to uplifting African American communities through teaching, organizing women’s clubs, and speaking widely on suffrage and civil rights.

Her century of service—spanning the Civil War era into the postwar years of the 20th century—left a freshened hope across Massies Creek, and her legacy of courage still inspires visitors to Massies Creek Cemetery.

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